FACING POLICE PROBE DJ Haram Faces Police Probe but Still Set to Play UK Gigs

A Philadelphia DJ under fire for alleged antisemitic remarks in Sydney is still booked for UK shows—despite the Home Secretary shutting down Kanye West’s UK entry over similar hate concerns. DJ Haram, aka Zubeyda Muzeyyen, is lined up for a London Phonox gig and May’s Supersonic Festival. This fuels fresh outrage after Kanye’s infamous antisemitic rampage forced the cancellation of Wireless Festival and the rapper’s UK ban.

Double Standards? Fury Over Festival Bookings Amid Police Probe

New South Wales cops are investigating Muzeyyen for comments made during a 13 March Sydney Biennale speech. She slammed civilian deaths in Gaza and blasted what she called the “vile Zio-Australian-Epstein empire.” She dedicated her set to pro-Palestinian activists, shouting “long live the resistance” and “glory to all our martyrs.” The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies reported her to police, branding her words “pure antisemitism.” President David Ossip slammed the government-backed festival, asking how it could become “a platform for such hate.”

Explosive Language Linked to Terror Groups

The police complaint highlights terms like “martyrdom” and “resistance” as jihadi propaganda used by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah—terror organisations banned in Australia. “Zio” is a known slur for Zionists, often aimed at Jewish supporters of Israel. The Epstein reference fuels conspiracy theories about Jewish Australian influence, the group said. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns called the remarks “horrid rhetoric” and “distressing,” especially in the wake of December’s Bondi attack. Yet he refused to pull the plug on the nearly $3.2 million government-funded Biennale.

Political Reaction: Starmer Takes On Kanye, Ignores DJ Haram

DJ Haram was dismissed by Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s Alex Ryvchin as “a DJ no one has ever heard of” whose music was “drowned out by slogans.” He questioned why such “lame antics” are given a platform as cultural donors bail. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer blasted Kanye West’s invitation to headline Wireless Festival as a mistake. “He stands firmly with the Jewish community,” Starmer said, backing Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s decision to block West, who sparked outrage with songs called “Heil Hitler” and wearing swastika gear. But with DJ Haram’s UK gigs still on, critics cry foul over a glaring double standard on antisemitism in entertainment.